Chapter 20(Unedited)

Fate is what controls our lives. I mean that's what people say and so do I. Now what is the actual definition of this word 'fate'? The so-called principle, or the power that predetermines events. If someone asks me the synonym of fate, I would say something 'inevitable'.

It's hard to begin the new chapter in life when you know someone won't be there, but the story must go on, right?

The last few words that escaped Aaron still left me in shock and I was standing there gaping at him with my mouth wide open.

I wish I can save you but, I cannot.

Why does this hurt to hear it from him? I already knew that he was going to kill me. So?

A small part of me still wanted everything that I read to be fake. A small part of me still wanted Aaron to laugh at my doubts and tell me that I have misread something or I am misunderstanding him.

But instead he told me something I could have never prepared myself for.

"Amelia? Please say something?" The look of worry on Aaron's face confused me. Why was my sadness bothering him? He was going to kill me anyways. Then?

"So, you will kill me then?" I was trying my best to hold back my tears and look at his eyes.

He took my face in his hands and caressed it slowly and replied in such a low voice that I could barely even myself, "No, Amelia. I love you."

For a second, I thought that he was saying I love you, but that cannot be possible. He must have told I will kill you.

"I will try as long as I can to not let anything happen to you."

Excuse me what? I have never been so confused in my life ever before. Not even while studying chemistry. This whole thing is more complicated than anything else I have faced my whole life.

I pushed him and increased our distance.

"What are you saying Aaron? You just said that you cannot save me and now you are saying that you won't let anything happen to me? Both of them are exactly two contradictory sentences, for your kind information." I literally rolled my eyes at the last statement.

Me and my silly habits even when I standing so close to my death. Well yeah, screw me.

"Amelia, my brother wants you dead. I don't. I can save you from him but I cannot save you from myself if things take a worse turn."

You know what? Just take a gun and shoot me. I mean what's with all these riddles? I literally couldn't understand a single thing he said. Well, don't screw me. Screw him. Idiot.

I just sighed in response to show my dissatisfaction towards his nonsense answer.

"Okay, so I guess there's no point hiding anything from you now as you already know the main thing." Aaron took a deep breath and started explaining, "Our family is not a normal family. We are not normal people. We—"

"What do you mean by not normal? You guys are aliens or what?"

Aaron gave me a are you kidding me look to which I rolled my eyes and gestured him to continue.

"We are the family of the Mafias." He paused to see my reaction but I guess I was too stunned to react so he just continued, "We are not good people. We kill people. Our family was once among the famous Mafias that was controlled under the leadership of my grandfather. The family of my grandmother was into these illegal businesses of that time. After marrying her, my grandfather also joined their business. They used to supply illegal stuffs to the people. My grandfather was killed in an encounter by the police but my grandmother had escaped it somehow. She had taught my father everything and he took care of our business. We have no idea who our mother is and even if we ask Dad, he just changes the topic."

"I don't even know if me and my brother, Richard are real brothers or step brothers. After we both had crossed the minor age, our Dad brought us to this business as well. I didn't want to be in this. I wanted to become a doctor but I was not allowed."

To say I was shocked would be an understatement. I kept looking at Aaron and tried to process everything he was saying.

"I know Amelia you have a lot of questions. Go ahead and ask. I will answer all of them." Aaron shrugged.

"What do you do now? Do you also supply such illegal stuffs which kills the innocent teenagers who come under the trap?"

Aaron sighed, "I don't handle those deals. Those are handled by Richard. My job is to kill whoever gets to know about our business and tries to get in our way. All the technical parts are also handled by me as I have taken courses in that filed. Sometimes I even search for a client to sell."

"What will happen if someone complaints to the police? They won't do anything?" I asked.

"Only if they have any evidence. That's my job to make sure there's no evidence of anything."

I nodded my head in disbelief, "And how am I involved in this?"

"Our father was killed last year by someone. After a lot of research, my brother found out the killer. And he said that it was you." He paused for a second to look at me and then continued, "That's why I was sent here to kill you. But trust me Amelia, after meeting you and spending time with you, I realised that you can never do it. You were in an orphanage all your childhood. And then—"

"Then, I was adopted by a family who got killed in an accident and then I started staying in the college hostel where I met Kylie and stayed at her house for many months. After doing my graduation, I joined the café to earn some money and managed to rent a flat where I stay alone now. I know my story, Aaron." I wiped off the tears which managed to somehow escape my eyes.

"Yeah, I am sorry. But Amelia trust me, I tried to make Richard understand but he was thinking that I have become blind in love but it's not because of that,Amelia. I know you won't ever do that." He came close and took my hands.

"You love me?" I looked back.

"Yes, I do." He whispered.

"But you said you will kill me." I whispered.

He tucked some hair at the back of my ear, "As long as the circumstances perceive I will save but," He paused.

"But?" I urged.

"But I will choose my family over you, Amelia. That's what I have been taught since childhood."

"Aaron, trust me. I have not killed your father. I have no idea about all these." I took his face on my hands and brought to my level.

"I know Amelia. But that's what I think. I mean, I don't know the truth. Moreover, why will my brother lie?"

"Aaron, maybe there has been some confusion? Ask him to recheck it."

"He did Amelia. He has checked the CCTV of the hotel where our father was killed. All the people were searched except one girl who had a scar on her forehead. I don't how she had managed to escape from there." He slowly caressed the scar on my forehead.

I sighed in disbelief, "But there are so many girls who have scars like this? How can it be me?"

"Yeah, I know. But having the exact shape of scar that too on the exact same place on your forehead is something that's too rare to be called a coincidence. Also, someone had messed with the hotel's guest list and her name was removed but I managed to get a small information. She belonged to this town. I couldn't get the university's name but luckily found the location of this place. With this information my brother had search many girls. He had got four such girls. Three of them were on another state or country when our father was killed. Only you are left."

"So, you think I killed him?" It was hard to hold back tears but I didn't want to cry in front of someone who was accusing me of murder.

"I don't know what to think Amelia. One side its Richard, I mean I trust his research work. And on the other side it's you who I think can't kill someone ever. He knows that I am not going to kill you now. So, he may try to kill you. I was just trying to save you Amelia, that's it. I had told all these to Kylie the day I had come to visit you and made her shift with me so that she can give me your information about your past and childhood and all those matched with whatever Richard told me."

"I had threatened her that I kill you if she told you anything that's why she had to hide everything from you. Please don't hate her because of me. All she wanted to do was save your life. That's it."

She did it for me? And all along I was being such a prick to her. I wish I could have hugged her right now. I really need a girl's night so badly.

"Amelia?"

I snapped out of my thoughts, "So, that means you will try to save me as long as you believe that I didn't kill him? And if something makes you think that it was me then," I couldn't finish the statement.

"Then I will have to kill you." Because Aaron finished it for me.

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